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How do I configure global and site-specific Shields settings?

Shields protects you from tracking on the web but can sometimes cause sites to break. If your general Shields settings break a site, you can use the Shields panel to turn Shields off for that site, or make custom choices about what Shields should block.

Configure global Shields settings

To locate your Global Shields Settings,

Open the Main Menu

Click Settings

Scroll down to the Brave Shields Defaults Section

These settings are applied to all websites you visit. If you want to change your protection settings for a specific site, use the Shields panel found in the address bar.

Configure site-specific Shields settings

To locate site-specific Shields settings,

Visit any website in Brave

Click the Lion icon on the right side of the address bar to reveal the Shields drop-down panel

The settings here are the same as the global Shields section in settings. Unless you’ve made changes for this site already, these settings will match your global Shields settings. Note that the domain name of the site appears at the top of the panel — Brave and Reddit in this example.

When you change settings in the Shields panel, the changes are only applied to the current site in focus. When you visit a website for the first time, your Shields panel settings will default to what your Global Shields values are set to.

If you change settings for a particular site, Shields will remember your choices, even if you change the global Shields settings.

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